Changing industrial relations and modernisation of labour law. Liber amicorum in honour of Professor Marco Biagi

Abstract:

This work is a tribute to the memory of Marco Biagi, who is recognised as one of the most insightful and committed international scholars in the fields of industrial relations and labour law. It comprises contributions from thirty three leading authorities in these areas who address many of Professor Biagi's special interests. Featured in the contributions are such topics as:

• - The formulation of a new basis for labour law that could resolve new issues
• - Employee protection in corporate restructuring
• - The trend toward individual 'enterprise bargaining'
• - A new European employment policy and what it might entail
• - The growing phenomenon of 'flexibilisation'
• - The effects of an ageing workforce
• - The crucial nexus of free trade, labour, and human rights
• - The promise of EU enlargement
• - The protection of part-time workers.

The book will interest students, scholars, policy researchers and practitioners in the fields of industrial relations and labour law.